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From Corner to Cul-de-sac: Mapping the new approach to the heroin crisis

 It was early December and Baltimore was bracing for the first verdict in the 

Surgeon general: Baltimore leading on issue of addiction

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy stopped Tuesday in Baltimore as part of a national campaign over opioid addiction reaching epidemic status.

Baltimore first stop on federal drug treatment tour

Addicts at Man Alive Inc. and Lane Treatment Center get more than just methadone and counseling to treat their drug habit.

If Addiction Is a Disease, Why Is It Criminalized?

President Obama has unveiled a series of steps aimed at addressing the epidemic of opioid addiction in the United States.

The color of heroin addiction

The nation's heroin epidemic found its way from the shadows of America to Capitol Hill last week as lawmakers and experts struggled with a ra

Baltimore Health Commissioner: One-third of opioid-related deaths due to fatal drug combination

While media attention and educational programs are putting the dangers of opioids center stage, Leana Wen, MD, the Commissioner of Health of Baltimore City, says there is a serious related threat t

Obama gave a huge signal that the old War on Drugs is over

On Tuesday, US President Barack Obama attended and spoke at the National Rx Drug Abuse &

The Accidental Deadly Drug Prescription

My patient was a college student brought into the emergency room after a minor car accident. Although CT scans showed no spinal fractures, he had severe neck pain and spasms.

President Obama Talks Drug Abuse With Doctors and Addicts

President Obama sat down with those on the front lines of the U.S.

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